Expensive Touratech $%$^%^ folding gear lever. The folding front bit fell off on the first dirt ride it went on and it chose a particularly steep rocky hill just west of no where to leave me without gear selection. I now boycott Touratech products.

bike-related:
Tourmaster/Cortech Decker leather pants. Very poor quality stitching. I would not expect these pants to stay together in a crash. Now looking at Vanson pants (should have done that in the first place).

Smith goggles. I bought a pair and a couple of extra lenses. Well, the light-sensitive lenses weren't, and the tint on the Sol-X lens actually bleeds off. According to their customer service, these aren't considered defects. Never again, I don't want something so shoddy protecting my eyes.

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-Jet Jaguar

It's not an adventure unless you need a tent, a passport, and a leather glove for your shooting hand.
'05 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom

A 90-something Ford Taurus. It ate alternators at a rate of one per 8,000 miles.

Olympia GoreTex overgloves. Whoever sewed the liners into these pieces of crap either had really skinny, short thumbs or they were playing a cruel joke. Impossible to use and worthless.

First Gear HT Air overpants. The crotch zipper lasted exactly one ride. Maybe the fit there was too snug.

Thor enduro jacket. All but four of the snaps came apart after just two rides rendering it nearly useless.

Sears Craftsman 3 ton floor jack. Oh, it lifts things fine but when not in use it takes up about 5' of floor space because the handle can't go vertical. One must remove and store the handle elsewhere. Dumb.

You're not paying them $200 to have sex with you. You're paying them to leave.

__________________"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause ? you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."----- John Wayne